The politics in Toledo, Ohio 43614 is a reflection of the larger community. It is a Midwestern city with a strong sense of community and a diverse civic landscape. The local government is composed of the mayor and nine members of council who are democratically elected by residents every four years. Residents also have representation in state and federal governments, with Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman representing the area at the federal level. Local issues are addressed through ordinances passed by city council, generally after public hearings that allow citizens to provide feedback. Toledo's population is approximately 278,000, making it Ohio's fourth-largest city. With such high numbers, residents play an important role in advocating for their interests when it comes to politics in the area.
The political climate in Zip 43614 (Toledo, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Lucas County, OH is moderately liberal. In Lucas County, OH 57.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 40.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lucas county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.4% to 40.7%.
Lucas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 43614 (Toledo, OH) is somewhat liberal.
Toledo, Ohio is somewhat liberal.
Lucas County, Ohio is moderately liberal.
Toledo Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Ohio is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Toledo, Ohio: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 43614 (Toledo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 924 contributions totaling $60,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 213 contributions totaling $23,159 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)